Music

This course is designed for musicians and non-musicians. It develops a basic music
theory vocabulary and ability to actively listen to engage in a historical overview
of musical styles through recorded and visual materials. The aim is to stimulate
a discriminating understanding and enjoyment of music.

This course is designed for both musicians and non-musicians. It is a preparatory
course for students with little or no prior training in music theory. The class provides
students with a solid foundation in the rudiments of music notation and aural awareness
including pitch, accidentals, rhythm, clefs, major and minor scales, and key signatures.
The Circle of Fifths, triad types, simple and compound meters and intervals are also
presented. Elementary ear training exercises are incorporated.
Pre-requisite: None.

This course is designed for musicians and requires prior knowledge and ability to
read music. Students learn how to sing a melody from written music (sightsing), and
write down music by ear (dictation). Material included rhythms in simple and compound
meter, scales, triads, and simple intervals. Students learn to use moveable “do” solfege
and conducting patterns. Concurrent enrollment in MUS 115: Theory I is recommended.
Pre-requisite: None.

This course is designed for musicians and requires prior knowledge and ability to
read music. Material covered includes a review of notation, meter, rhythm, scales,
and key signatures, and continues with a study of intervals, triads, figured bass,
Roman Numeral analysis, melodic analysis, part writing, and nonchord tones. Concurrent
enrollment in MUS113: Aural Skills I is strongly recommended.

The purpose of this course is to improve the student's ensemble singing through the
study and performance of choral music in a variety of musical styles. The course
includes at least one public concert providing students an opportunity to perform
mastered repertoire.

The purpose of this course is to improve the student's ensemble singing through the
study and performance of choral music in a variety of musical styles. The course
includes at least one public concert providing students an opportunity to perform
mastered repertoire.

This course is designed for musicians and requires prior knowledge and ability to
read music. Students rehearse and perform jazz ensemble music. The course is open
to students playing saxophone, trumpet, trombone, piano, guitar, bass, drums, or percussion.
There is one on-campus concert, and additional performances may be required. Students
are expected to supply their own instruments in working condition. Concurrent enrollment
in MUS 135: Jazz: Its History and Influence is recommended.

This course is designed for musicians and requires prior knowledge and ability to
read music. This is a jazz performance ensemble open to students playing saxophone,
trumpet, trombone, piano, guitar, bass, drums, or percussion. There is at least one
scheduled public concert per semester.
Prerequisite: MUS 131

This course is designed for both musicians and non-musicians. It develops a basic
music theory vocabulary to engage in a historical overview of jazz. Recorded and
visual materials are utilized in studying the elements, forms and styles of music
with the aim of stimulating a discriminating understanding and enjoyment.

This course is designed for musicians and requires prior knowledge and ability to
read music. Students rehearse and perform orchestral music. The course is open to
students playing flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, violin,
viola, cello, double bass, or percussion at a level NYSSMA 4 or higher. There is
one on-campus concert, and two additional public concerts in the community. Students
are expected to supply their own instruments in working condition.

This course is designed for musicians and requires prior knowledge and ability to
read music. Students rehearse and perform orchestral music. The course is open to
students playing flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, violin,
viola, cello, double bass, or percussion at a level NYSSMA 4 or higher. There is
one on-campus concert, and two additional public concerts in the community. Students
are expected to supply their own instruments in working condition.
Prerequisite: MUS 136

Students learn the basics of jazz improvisation through a study of rhythm and a thorough
examination of scales, chords, and how they can be applied. Emphasis is placed on
a theoretical understanding of musical building blocks and through individual improvisatory
solos which utilize that knowledge. This course is designed for instrumentalists and
vocalists that know how to read music and are proficient on their instrument. Students
bring instruments to class, as learning is primarily hands-on and experiential. Recorded
examples of important developments in various styles of jazz improvisation are listened
to, analyzed and discussed in class.
Pre-requisites: MUS 104 or MUS 115

This course provides students with individual piano lessons in a variety of styles
from classical to jazz to modern. Students receive weekly 30 minute lessons, perform
a jury at the end of the semester, and must pay an additional private lesson course
fee. Students must attend a one-time meeting the first Friday of the semester with
the Music Coordinator, after which they schedule their weekly lessons based on a time
that fits both student and instructor schedules.

This course provides students with individual piano lessons in a variety of styles
from classical to jazz to modern. Students receive weekly 30 minute lessons, perform
a jury at the end of the semester, and must pay an additional private lesson course
fee. Students must attend a one-time meeting the first Friday of the semester with
the Music Coordinator, after which they schedule their weekly lessons based on a time
that fits both student and instructor schedules.
Prerequisite or Corequisite: MUS 141

This course is designed for musicians and requires prior knowledge and ability to
read music. Students rehearse and perform guitar ensemble music. The course is open
to students who play acoustic guitar. There is one on-campus concert, and additional
performances may be required. Students are expected to supply their own instruments
in working condition.

This course is designed for musicians and requires prior knowledge and ability to
read music. Students rehearse and perform guitar ensemble music. The course is open
to students who play acoustic guitar. There is one on-campus concert, and additional
performances may be required. Students are expected to supply their own instruments
in working condition.

This course is designed to promote facility at the keyboard for students with prior
musical training but little or no keyboard/piano skills. Students are presented with
general keyboard techniques, and learn solo and group repertoire which they perform
in class.
Pre/Co-Requisites: None

This course is designed to promote facility at the keyboard for students with prior
musical training but basic keyboard/piano skills. Students are presented with general
keyboard techniques, and learn solo and group repertoire which they perform in class.
0 Lec., 2 Lab, 1 Cr. Hrs.
Prerequisite: MUS145.

A musical theatre course, this class rehearses and performs Broadway and pop songs
in a choir setting, with ample opportunity for solos, dance and choreography. In addition
to on-campus performances, members must be able to coordinate transportation to multiple
off-campus performances.

A musical theatre course, this class rehearses and performs Broadway and pop songs
in a choir setting, with ample opportunity for solos, dance and choreography. In addition
to on-campus performances, members must be able to coordinate transportation to multiple
off-campus performances.
Prerequisite: MUS 153

This course provides basic instrumental or vocal techniques and beginning literature
in a variety of styles from classical to jazz to modern. Performance and applied students
are assigned to private instructors by the Music Coordinator.
Note: Students are responsible for additional music lab fees.

This course is a continuation of Performance and Applied Music I. It provides instrumental
or vocal techniques and beginning to intermediate level literature in a variety of
styles from classical to jazz to modern. Performance and applied students are assigned
to private instructors by the Music Coordinator.
Note: Students are responsible for additional music lab fees.
Pre- or co-requisite: MUS 161

This course is designed for musicians and requires prior knowledge of music. Students
study the place of music in Western civilization, through representative works of
each period. It entails a comprehensive, chronological study of the periods and schools
of vocal and instrumental music, sacred and secular, and a study of the beginnings
of Western music thought in ancient Greece to the end of the Baroque era in 1750.
Pre-requisite: None.

A continuation of MUS 201, this course covers music history from 1750 to the present.
Developments, trends, and styles in instrumental and vocal genres of representative
composers of the classic, romantic, impressionist, and modern periods are studied
and compared.
Prerequisite: MUS201

This course helps students enhance their vocal skills through the performance of solo
works with live accompaniment in their area of musical interest (classical, musical
theater, popular styles, etc.). Students also receive practice in articulating effective
critiques as well as discussion of vocal health, anatomy, movement for the stage,
use of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), and audition techniques presented
in mini-workshops.

This course is a continuation of Vocal Repertoire I and helps students enhance their
vocal skills through the performance of solo works with live accompaniment in their
area of musical interest (classical, musical theater, popular styles, etc.). Students
also receive practice in articulating effective critiques as well as discussion of
vocal health, anatomy, movement for the stage, use of the International Phonetic Alphabet
(IPA), and audition techniques presented in mini-workshops.
Prerequisite: MUS 205

This course provides students with individual instrumental or vocal music lessons
in a variety of styles from classical to jazz to modern. Students receive weekly 90
minute lessons, and perform a jury at the end of the semester. Students pay an additional
private lesson course fee and must attend a one-time meeting the first Friday of the
semester with the Music Coordinator who assigns them a teacher; after which they schedule
their weekly lessons based on a time that fits both student and instructor schedules.
Pre-requisites and/or co-requisites: None.

This course provides students with individual instrumental or vocal music lessons
in a variety of styles from classical to jazz to modern. Students receive weekly 90
minute lessons, and perform a jury at the end of the semester. Students pay an additional
private lesson course fee and must attend a one-time meeting the first Friday of the
semester with the Music Coordinator who assigns them a teacher; after which they schedule
their weekly lessons based on a time that fits both student and instructor schedules.
Pre-requisites and/or co-requisites: None.

This course is designed for both musicians and non-musicians. The purpose of this
course is to explore the origins and development of American Musical Theatre from
the early Twentieth Century through the modern day, with particular regard to how
social and cultural events in our nation's history have been reflected within this
indigenous art form. Students will also be responsible for obtaining theatre tickets
for their chosen performance reviews at their own expense.

Basic techniques of creating electronic music will be explored beginning with simple
techno and techno-ambient loops gradually moving into the more experimental and complex
structures of avant-garde electro-acoustic music. A basic music course or some basic
knowledge of the notes on a keyboard and ability to play an instrument is helpful.
More serious music study is useful but not required. Students unsure of their background
should seek permission of the instructor.

The purpose of this course is to improve the student’s ensemble singing through the
study and performance of choral music in a variety of musical styles. The course
includes at least one public concert providing students an opportunity to perform
mastered repertoire.
Prerequisites: MUS 122

The purpose of this course is to improve the student’s ensemble singing though the
study and performance of choral music in a variety of musical styles. The course
includes at least one public concert providing students an opportunity to perform
mastered repertoire.
Prerequisite: MUS 221

Students rehearse and perform jazz ensemble music. The course is open to students
playing saxophone, trumpet, trombone, piano, guitar, bass, drums, or percussion.
There is one on-campus concert, and additional performances may be required. Students
are expected to supply their own instruments in working condition. Concurrent enrollment
in MUS 135: Jazz: Its History and Influence is
recommended.
Prerequisite: MUS 132

Students rehearse and perform jazz ensemble music. The course is open to students
playing saxophone, trumpet, trombone, piano, guitar, bass, drums, or percussion.
There is one on-campus concert, and additional performances may be required. Students
are expected to supply their own instruments in working condition. Concurrent enrollment
in MUS 135: Jazz: Its History and Influence is
recommended.
Prerequisite: MUS 231

Students rehearse and perform orchestral music. The course is open to students playing
flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, violin, viola, cello,
double bass, or percussion at a level NYSSMA 4 or higher. There is one on-campus
concert, and two additional public concerts in the community. Students are expected
to supply their own instruments in working condition.
Prerequisite: MUS 137

Students rehearse and perform orchestral music. The course is open to students playing
flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, violin, viola, cello,
double bass, or percussion at a level NYSSMA 4 or higher. There is one on-campus
concert, and two additional public concerts in the community. Students are expected
to supply their own instruments in working condition.
Prerequisite: MUS 236

This course provides students with individual piano lessons in a variety of styles
from classical to jazz to modern. Students receive weekly 30 minute lessons, perform
for a jury at the end of the semester, and must pay an additional private lesson course
fee. Students must attend a one-time meeting the first Friday of the semester with
the Music Coordinator, after which they schedule their weekly lessons based on a time
that fits both student and instructor schedules.
Prerequisite or Corequisite: MUS142

This course provides students with individual piano lessons in a variety of styles
from classical to jazz to modern. Students receive weekly 30 minute lessons, perform
for a jury at the end of the semester, and must pay an additional private lesson course
fee. Students must attend a one-time meeting the first Friday of the semester with
the Music Coordinator, after which they schedule their weekly lessons based on a time
that fits both student and instructor schedules.
Prerequisite or Corequisite: MUS 241

Students rehearse and perform guitar ensemble music. The course is open to students
who play acoustic guitar. There is one on-campus concert, and additional performances
may be required. Students are expected to supply their own instruments in working
condition.
Prerequisite: MUS 144

Students rehearse and perform guitar ensemble music. The course is open to students
who play acoustic guitar. There is one on-campus concert, and additional performances
may be required. Students are expected to supply their own instruments in working
condition.
Prerequisite: MUS 243

A musical theatre course, this class rehearses and performs Broadway and pop songs
in a choir setting, with ample opportunity for solos, dance and choreography. In addition
to on-campus performances, members must be able to coordinate transportation to multiple
off-campus performances.
Prerequisite: MUS 154

A musical theatre course, this class rehearses and performs Broadway and pop songs
in a choir setting, with ample opportunity for solos, dance and choreography. In addition
to on-campus performances, members must be able to coordinate transportation to multiple
off-campus performances.
Prerequisite: MUS 253

This course provides students with individual instrumental or vocal music lessons
in a variety of styles from classical to jazz to modern. Students receive weekly 30
minute lessons, perform for a jury at the end of the semester, and must pay an additional
private lesson course fee. Students must attend a one-time meeting the first Friday
of the semester with the Music Coordinator, after which they schedule their weekly
lessons based on a time that fits both student and instructor schedules. Note: Students
are responsible for additional music lab fees for MUS 141, 142, 161,162, 241, 242,
261, and 262.
Pre- or co-requisite: MUS 162

This course provides students with individual instrumental or vocal music lessons
in a variety of styles from classical to jazz to modern. Students receive weekly 30
minute lessons, perform for a jury at the end of the semester, and must pay an additional
private lesson course fee. Students must attend a one-time meeting the first Friday
of the semester with the Music Coordinator, after which they schedule their weekly
lessons based on a time that fits both student and instructor schedules. Note: Students
are responsible for additional music lab fees for MUS 141, 142, 161,162, 241, 242,
261, and 262.
Pre- or co-requisite: MUS 261

A special learning experience designed by one or more students with the cooperation
and approval of a faculty member. Proposed study plans require departmental approval.
Projects may be based on reading, research, community service, work experience, or
other activities that advance the student's knowledge and competence in the field
of music or other related areas. The student's time commitment to the project will
be approximately 35-50 hours.